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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, George Purefoy is retiring as the city manager of |
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Frisco on June 30, 2022, drawing to a close nearly three and a half |
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decades of outstanding service to the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Purefoy earned his bachelor's degree in |
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political science and business administration from The University |
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of Texas at Arlington and his master's degree in public |
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administration from Texas A&M University-Commerce; he began his |
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career in public service at Taylor Lake Village, where he was the |
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city administrator from July 1980 to January 1981, and he went on to |
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serve as city manager of Columbus from 1981 to 1987; and |
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WHEREAS, In November 1987, Mr. Purefoy became the first city |
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manager of Frisco, and his exemplary 34-year tenure in the position |
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makes him the longest-serving city manager in Texas to have worked |
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for the same city; in addition to managing the municipality's |
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day-to-day operations, he helped to put the city on firmer |
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financial footing and to lay the foundation for Frisco's rapid |
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growth, from a population of 3,400 in 1980 to more than 215,000 |
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today; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Mr. Purefoy's leadership, the city enhanced |
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its infrastructure to accommodate new development, devised funding |
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mechanisms to collect growth in property tax value, and established |
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the Stonebriar Centre shopping mall; he also helped bring the |
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Dallas Cowboys' world headquarters and training facility, The Star |
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in Frisco, to the city, as well as the PGA of America headquarters, |
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and he was instrumental in facilitating several projects with the |
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Frisco Independent School District, including the new $67 million |
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performing arts center; and |
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WHEREAS, George Purefoy's dedication, skill, and commitment |
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to excellence have greatly benefited the citizens of Frisco and |
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earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues, and he may |
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indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on |
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the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate George Purefoy on his retirement as city |
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manager of Frisco and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Purefoy as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |